AEW Dynamite Live Coverage - July 26th, 2023

[LionDen]

AEW Dynamite

After Boston's legendary TD Garden experienced Blood & Guts last week, All Elite Wrestling returns to Albany, NY and MVP Arena for first time since September 2022, and with it comes a huge edition of DYNAMITE! The Blackpool Combat Club, The Best Friends, and The Lucha Brothers will meet in a Three Way Tag Team showdown, while Orange Cassidy defends his AEW International Championship for the 27th time against AR Fox! Plus, we will hear from AEW World Champion MJF and Adam Cole, “The Bastard” PAC will be in action against Gravity, and Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D answers the challenge of Taya Valkyrie!

It is Wednesday and this week, AEW Dynamite is at the MVP Arena in Albany, NY. The commentary team is Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Taz.

We start off with a video of the history of Darby Allin and AR Fox’s friendship. Just think how cool this would have been and assisted Fox when he first showed in AEW.


AEW International Championship
Orange Cassidy (c) vs AR Fox

They shake hands to start the match. They lock up and Fox backs Cassidy into the ropes and they then work out to the middle of the ring and Cassidy works Fox into the ropes. They trade arm bars with Cassidy using sloth style to reverse the hold. Fox is then able to get a body scissor on Cassidy on the mat. Cassidy tries to get his hands in his pockets to break the hold and is able to do so and get to his feet.

They run the ropes, Fox dodges a drop kick and is able to roll through for a two count. Fox tries for a cutter and Cassidy rolls out of the ring to escape. Fox is able to hit Cassidy with a moonsault using the ring post as a kick off. They return to the ring and Cassidy is able to hit Stundog millionaire. Fox gets a mule kick off the ropes into a stunner. Cassidy tries for the spinning DDT and Fox blocks it and hits a twisting brain buster for two as we go picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, Cassidy is trying for a back slide, and Fox fights back and it ends with them breaking and Cassidy getting a drop kick on Fox’s knee. Fox and Cassidy exchange kicks the way others exchange chops. After each trying to get a cutter, they are able to hit simultaneous cutters. They fight in the corner, Fox whips Cassidy into the corner where he goes up and over, and they keep fighting in different corners.. Cassidy rolls out of the ring, and Fox hits a tope, rolling Cassidy into the ring to hit a senton from the top for two.

Cassidy hits a drive onto Fox on the outside, and then hits DDT on Fox as they return to the ring. Cassidy is able to hit a backdrop for two. Cassidy takes off the elbow pad and goes to the top and Fox attacks him there. Fox is able to hit the Lo Mein Pain from the top for two. Cassidy slowly rolls out of the way of Fox’s leap from the top, but he runs over to get a senton on the apron. Fox hits a DDT on Cassidy for two.

Fox goes to the top and misses a 450, Cassidy gets a crucifix pin for two. Cassidy is able to grab the mousetrap pin for the win.

Winner: Orange Cassidy (Retains championship)

After the match:
Cassidy shakes Fox’s hand and then puts his sunglasses on him. Fox takes off the sunglasses and nails Cassidy with a cheap shot. Darby comes out and they have words with Fox saying Cassidy embarrassed him. Darby then says the same thing and they have words on their way to the back. Moxley then shows and beats down Cassidy and leaves.


Backstage:
Renee Paquette is interviewing Don Callis and Chris Jericho. Don announces he set up a match for Chris Jericho to team with Konosuke Takeshita against Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara. Jericho agrees. Don gives him a painting of them from 1995 with Bad News Brown watching on.

Backstage:
Claudio Castagnoli cuts a promo hyping the main event. John Moxley shows up and confirms that he doesn't enjoy Orange Cassidy attacking his friends when he's not around.

Backstage:
Tony Schiavone interviews Jack Perry. Jack Perry says he's the most outstanding wrestler ever to hold the FTW Championship. Jerry Lynn interrupts him to say that ECW paved the way for the younger generation. Jerry Lynn appears to threaten to kick Jack Perry's ass. Jack Perry says they will do this on his terms when Dynamite comes to Tampa next week.

Backstage:
Renee Paquette interviews Britt Baker. Baker previews her match against Taya Valkyrie. She says TBS stands for "The Britt Show."


PAC vs. Gravity

They jack jaws to start off and Gravity nails Pac with a pair of drop kicks. Gravity leaps and dodges Pac, knocking Pac out of the ring. They chase each other in and out of the ring until Pack hits a kick through the ropes to the floor. They brawl outside the ring with Gravity getting a power slam and other moves on Pac as we go to picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, Pac has taken over, and the Blackpool Combat Club is watching in the back. Pac runs into a boot from Gravity and Gravity runs across the ring and leaps from top onto Pac for two. Pac responds with kicks, dropping Gravity in the corner. Pac puts Gravity on top and hits an avalanche brain buster. Pac locks on the brutalizer, and Gravity taps out.

Winner: Pac


Backstage:
Adam Cole and Maxwell Jacob Friedman address their upcoming FTR match in a promo filmed last week. Max says he will give Adam a rematch for the world championship no matter what happens in the tournament. Adam says that Max is becoming one of his best friends. This perfectly sets up Roderick Strong coming in to be jealous and says he knows Max has ulterior motives. Adam says that Roddy is being possessive and needs to trust him.

Backstage:
FTR also cut a promo about the match on Saturday that was filmed last week. They promise victory.


Swerve Strickland (w/ Prince Nana) vs. Darby Allin (w/ Nick Wayne)

They lock up collar and elbow with Swerve forcing Darby into the ropes. Darby gets a side headlock and Swerve fails to shoot him off into the ropes. Swerve picks Darby up, and Darby holds on for a takedown. Swerve picks up Darby and puts him on the apron, so that Darby has to break, and Darby grabs an arm drag into a side headlock.

Swerve forces them back into the ropes and gives Darby a shot as they break. They run the ropes and Darby gets an arm drag off the top ropes. Darby is able to hit a Code Red from the apron after they run the ropes again. Darby whips Swerve into the steel steps and he then sets them up to springboard off of them. Instead Swerve whips Darby toward the steps and leaps over, but Swerve is able to leap into Darby as we go picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, Swerve hits a flatliner and a suplex for two. They run the ropes and Darby gets a surprise roll up. They trade rollups and Darby grabs the Last Supper for two. Darby then spears Swerve on the apron to the floor. Darby returns to the ring and attempts a dive into Swerve, who nails him as he comes through the ropes. Swerve rolls Dabry into the ring and goes to the top.

Swerve hits a swerve stomp from the top for two. Darby goes to the top and Swerve meets him there. Darby hits an over the top stunner from the top and they roll to the apron. Darby goes up again and Swerve grabs his boot to knock him down. Swerve goes to the top and grabs Darby with a Fireman’s carry and nails a slam onto the apron, which, as we all know, is the hardest part of the ring.

As Darby is starting to get into the ring, AR Fox in a hoodie launches Darby into the ring post. Swerve is able to pull Darby into the ring and nails a driver for the pin and the win.

Winner: Swerve Strickland

After the match:
AR Foix comes into the ring for an attack, but Nick Eayne tries to fight him off. Fox uses Darby’s skateboard to attack Wayne, and Prince Nana gives Fox a Mogul Embassy shirt.


Backstage:
Renee is looking for answers from the Jericho Appreciation Society. Jericho shows up and they all go into a dressing room to talk. The painting is hanging up in the dressing room. Anna Jay says Jericho is being selfish and he doesn’t appreciate them., so they can’t give him 100%.


The most recent episode of AEW Collision is recapped in a video package.


Britt Baker vs Taya Valkyrie

They lock up and Taya shoves Baker down. Taya grabs a front headlock and Baker reverses it to a side headlock, with Taya shoving her off. Baker is able to get a side headlock takedown. Taya is able to turn it into a suplex, but Baker holds on. Taya is able to lower the shoulder and drop Baker to get free. Taya then mocks Baker and hits double knees in the corner. She grabs a two count.

Taya drops Baker with a short arm clothesline for two. They run the ropes, missing with kicks. Baker tries for a casadora, but Taya holds on and looks to turn it into the Road to Vahalla, but instead loses her grip and Baker falls to the mat. Looked awful. Excalibur says “She didn’t get all of it” and we go picture in picture

When we return to full screen, Baker hits a series of knees while holding a cravate. Baker hits a ripcord elbow strike for one. They trade blows and kicks in the middle of the ring until Taya gets a clothesline for two. Taya gets a Northern Light suplex for two. Baker gets a mule kick and goes to the second ropes and goes for the Panama Sunrise after messing it up the first time, covering Taya for two.

Baker pulls out the glove and Taya hits a series of kicks followed by a spear. She sets up for the Road to Valhalla, and Baker is able to roll through and grab the lockjaw for the win.

Winner: Britt Baker


We get videos about the matches on Rampage Friday night.


Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Lucha Bros (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix) vs. Best Friends (Trent & Chuckie T)

Crazy match:

- The Lucha Bros and Best Friends attack each other and the Bros are knocked out of the ring.

- Everyone is brawling around the ring with Mox and Chuck fighting to the stage.

- Chuck leaps off the stage onto everyone

- Claudio and Rey get into the ring and trade chops and the outside brawling continues

- Rey gets a leaping arm drag off the top on Claudio

- Everyone hits a finisher on the last person to get into the ring until Claudio hits a pop up uppercut for two.

- Mox is tagged in. A tag?

- Mox and Claudio keep Rey in the corner with quick tags

- Trent tags in and gets a swinging DDT on Claudio for two

- Trent leaps onto Claudio, get6s ibn a series of blows and then a psycho suplex

- Mox is tagged in and hits a King Kong lariat for two as we go to picture in picture

- When we come back to full screen, Claudio and Trent are on top, and Trent lknocks Claudio down and then nails a flying drop kick from the top.

- Chuck gets the hot tags and Mox tags in as well. Chuck gets a jawbreaker anda setries of strikes.

- Mox tries for a sleeper and Chuck escapes and gets a German suplex.

- Mox tags in Penta and Panta gets a back stabber for two as the tag team siren goes off and everyone is in the ring.

- Chuck rolls up Penta for two in the carnage

- Chuck tags in Trent and they throw hands with Mox and Claudio

- Penta and Rey join in.

- Mox and Claudio are sent to the floor and the Best Friends get a pile driver on Penta

- The Lucha Bros lock on submissions on the Best Friends, but the Best Friends break free.

- Penta hits Made in Japan on Trent for two and the BCC breaks it up.

- The BCC start attacking everyone in the ring. Claudio sets up for the power bomb on Trent as Orange Cassidy’s music plays.

- Cassidy takes out Wheeler Yuta with an Orange Punch.

- Mox and Cassidy fight on the outside.

- Trent hits a backdrop on Claudio and hold on for the pin, but he’s not the legal man

- HOW CAN ANYONE TELL? lol

- Penta is picked up by Trent, but Rey kicks him in the face so that Penta can hit the Fear Factor for the pin and the win.

Winners: The Lucha Brothers

After the match:
Everyone continued to brawl, and the show went off the air in complete disarray.


Next week, we get Jon Moxley, Trent Beretta, and Penta in an anything goes match.

[LionDen]

wow 27 defenses of the AEW International championship

[LionDen]

lol That last match was crazy. A good show.

[jenny fazeli]

In this week's AEW Dynamite at the MVP Arena in Albany, NY, action is in full swing with thrilling matches and backstage interviews. The AEW International Championship bout between Orange Cassidy (c) and AR Fox proves intense, with Cassidy emerging victorious. However, post-match, Fox delivers a cheap shot to Cassidy, leading to a confrontation with Darby Allin. Don Callis sets up a tag team match for Chris Jericho and Konosuke Takeshita against Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara.

PAC delivers an impressive performance against Gravity, and tensions rise between Adam Cole, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, and Roderick Strong. Meanwhile, Swerve Strickland faces off against Darby Allin, with AR Fox making an unexpected interference. The night is full of drama, action, and surprises.